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13/03/2024 1:43 am
Here is a little-known, yet very cool, automobile that my Grandfather, A.G. Danielson, was Head Chassis Engineer on. For many years, he was Assistant Chief Engineer at Diamond-T Trucks in Chicago until he passed away from cancer in October, 1957. I still remember him and he fixed my American Flyer electric trains when I was small !
This automobile was photographed right here in Riverside, IL and the house is still there. The station wagon apparently disappeared sometime after the mid-Fifties, perhaps somewhere on Chicago's West Side.
It would make a fine diecast/replica automobile in any scale.
13/03/2024 8:22 am
@perrone1 +1 Mike. You are a historian when it comes to Chicago and its automobiles.
13/03/2024 8:42 am
Mike, very interesting...thanks for sharing.
John Bono
North Jersey
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13/03/2024 11:23 am
Interesting! A '46 Diamond T woody wagon would be something different and cool to add to my collection!
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13/03/2024 2:15 pm
It is too bad this interesting automobile has apparently vanished into the mists of time. It sure looks great and would make a very cool replica. I do still have a scale model (about 1/6 size?) of a small car he designed in about 1946-47 during the automobile market just after World War II.
The full-size side elevation also still exists, I believe at a sister's house. (the old family home). The model is painted in a pale yellow, his favorite color !
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